Telescopes & Astronomy
Beginner Telescopes
Buying your first telescope? Browse our curated selection of beginner telescopes.
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AUD $54.99In Stock
- Power your Celestron computerized telescope from your car battery or a portable 12V DC power supply.
- Barrel connector plugs into the 12V input jack on the telescope drive base.
- Power connector fits standard automobile cigarette lighter receptacles, also found on portable 12V battery packs like the Celestron PowerTank.
- 25-foot cord for lots of reach.
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AUD $64.99In Stock
- Power your Celestron computerized telescope from any AC wall outlet
- 2 amp AC Adapter
- Suitable for indoor or outdoor outlets
- AC adapter comes with US, UK, EU, and AU adapter plugs
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AUD $229.99In Stock
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AUD $69.99In Stock
- A piggyback ride for your camera! Let your telescope do the driving while your camera takes beautiful wide-angle images of the sky.
- Use your own camera lenses to take photographs of the Milky Way, nebulae, the Moon, and more
- Attaches easily to the top rear of any Schmidt Cassegrain telescope in minutes
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AUD $1,049.00In Stock
- Automatically align your computerized Sky-Watcher mount with StarSense
- No need to identify or locate any star in the sky – StarSense will automatically align your telescope, so you can begin observing in minutes. Plug and play compatibility (see compatibility list).
- Replaces the SynScan hand control, uses the Celestron StarSense hand control and StarSense camera. Comes with mounting bracket that is compatible with most Celestron and Sky-Watcher optical tubes.
- 3 AUX port accessories: Supports StarSense and optional GPS accessory. Lightweight and easy to attach with the included tripod strap.
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AUD $324.99In Stock
- Custom made for CGX and CGX-L Mounts
- Adjustable bracket angle for best accessibility
- 6x magnification
- Simple reticle map easily locates the celestial pole without the need to reference an app or location & time
- Scope tilt is adjustable to allow for accurate polar alignment
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AUD $179.99In Stock
- Miniature tripod perfect for using your telescope on an elevated surface such as a picnic table
- Provides a solid, sturdy base for your NexStar Evolution, NexStar SE, and Celestron Origin fork arm mount with telescope tube
- Features adjustment knobs and a bubble level to ensure the telescope is perfectly level even if the tabletop is not
- Three captured screws securely lock your mount and telescope to the tripod
- Tripod legs fold in for convenient transport
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AUD $895.00Backorder Available
- Enables automatic alignment of your Celestron computerized telescope
- No need to identify or locate any star in the sky–StarSense automatically aligns your telescope, so you can begin observing in minutes
- Aligns in 3 minutes or less
- Provides advanced mount modeling—align on numerous stars throughout the sky for extremely precise GoTo pointing accuracy
- StarSense hand controller included
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AUD $50.00Backorder Available
NOTE: Suitable for RJ9 hand controllers only, made before 2016.
This cable is not compatible with later handsets.
Later NXS-A handsets use USB Mini B to USB cables. Please type 125973 into our search bar to find the correct cable for later handsets.
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AUD $229.99Backorder Available
- Align and control your telescope wirelessly using your smartphone or tablet and Celestron’s free SkyPortal app for iOS and Android devices
- Tap any celestial object you see in the sky to identify it instantly. Tap again and your telescope slews to that object, centering it perfectly in the eyepiece.
- Explore 100,000+ objects in SkyPortal’s database. While you observe, view astroimages and listen to audio descriptions for hundreds of the most popular objects including the planets, Orion Nebula, Hercules Globular Star Cluster, and more.
- Sky Tour feature generates a list of all the best stars, galaxies and nebulae to view based on your exact time and location
- WiFi module is compatible with all current Celestron computerized telescopes and select older models. Unit does not require batteries or external power.